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You might try a drill hog the y cut out a plug, they are carbide hole saws the smallest I have seen is 7/8", have not used them in a drill press but work grate in a mill, they are not cheap, they are on E-bay. Deane

I use 10 14 bimetal 3/8" .035" on every thing. Deane

Here are some pictures of how this is done, you make two dies out of 1/4" stock ground the same, you are going to make a right and left so they need to match, put the silver between the two dies put it in the vice an drive the silver over the bottom die, take the two halves and glue strong back...

Gentleman, thank you for the kind words, the first ones I made gave some problems but now I have made enough of them that things go well, but they are time consuming.

I just finished this nickel silver sheath for this knife, it is a George Woodhead made in Sheffield England in the mid 1800s , the handle and guard are silver. The knife can be put in the sheath eather right or left witch is not common with this style of a blade, the sheath is a little longer to...

Thanks Paul, I will post a picture of the knife that goes in it when I get it done and if I can get the picture the right size. Deane

I hand finish most all of my knives and metal sheaths by hand, I use tool and dye maker stones up to 800 grit then go to sand paper use mobile 1 thinned with odorless thinner as a lubricant can't use water it makes my thumbs split,I don't use my finger on the sand paper, what you see in the...

Fisherman,if you buff your tang before you assemble it will roll your edges and give you a poor fit,there is no easy way to put a good polish on a knife. Use stablized wood when ever you can, much easier to deal with and gives you a good finish. I don't buff any blades at all, if I want a polish...

If you must buff your tang tape off your handle material with masking tape or electoral tape, when done with that clean up, mask off the tang and handle material one side at a time and buff your handle material with a clean wheel, use 3 M heavy duty boat compound it is not a grease based...

Thanks tkroenlein, I guess no one makes a AC speed control for a single phase 220 motor. Thanks Deane

tkroenlein where did you get the AC speed control, is it 110 and 220 volt ? what is the HP. rating ? how much money ? is it single PH. Thank you Deane

John and Ed are giving you good advise, when I moved from a shop home did not have room for my drill press, I have a full size mill I use it for every thing, most used tool I have, started with a bench top mill, it will serve you well. Deane

Thanks Sean, not sure what wet wrong with the pictures, the knife is three " overall 440 C blade nickel silver sheath and guard, real California abalone scales, no pines abalone is apt to fracture when drilled, some times you can put supper glue on or epoxy on the back side and stop it maybe ...

Thanks Sean and Paul I will try and post another later today. Deane

Thanks Paul, I shrunk the the pictures to far , how many pixels should I have to be the right size, don't do well with the shrinking thing. Deane

This is a Loveless copy done like they were done 24 years ago, it is 440 C flat ground tapered tang, two pins threw the guard, solerd , green canvas micarta, brass pins with nickel silver centers, brass lanyard hole liner, pouch sheath hand sewn. I made four of these when I bought my Burr King...

You must clamp your scales to the tang and drill thru the holes in the tang, drill your holes under size and use a reamer, you can buy a 1/4" adjustable it will give you a good fit, any smaller than that are all fixed sizes, a drill does not drill a round hole. I never use a grease based...

I use tool and die maker stones down to 600 grit, thay are some what the same grit as paper, good ones last a long time compared to paper, much cheaper to use than paper, yes I use diamond plates on samurai swords if nothing else will cut them. Like Ed said good diamond plates are high doller...

Sean, I do things same as you to the point of grinding the flat taper, and I do this before heat treat, use a new 50 grit, hold the knife by hand, tip up grind from the but up to where I want to stop the taper, I never hand lap them, allways finish on the platen, if you have a mill you can do...